Lee Anthony Peter Gosling

Dear Linda,
My deepest condolences to you and your daughter on the loss of your beloved husband.

Best regards ,
Mee Lian

Hope you in peace. I saw your name first time as I search for the scholarship that is so generous for me to apply. Many thank to give a hope and an opportunity.

Dear Linda and Mya

To say that Pete and you have had a profound impact on my life is the most sincere and deepest understatement I can imagine. Peter's indirect and your direct active mentorship and patience have guided my career for almost 20 years since we first met on the streets of Yogyakarta in 2005.

Pete will be deeply missed while his legacy and impact on our lives and the subsequent lives of those we in turn have impacted is extraordinary.

My sincerest condolences,
Gabriel Thoumi from Vienna

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Dear Linda,

So many memories of Pete, the first, I think, dating back to one of the seminars on Southeast Asia for the business community to which you invited me. I recall being dazzled by the depth, erudition, wisdom and humor of Pete's analysis of the region, ranging from 'hot' vs 'cold' cultures to political implications, drawing on geography, ethnography, history and personal experiences. Pete's analyses and approach reminded me of the importance of area expertise, confirmed my commitment to Southeast Asia and its comparative analysis, and reinforced the importance of fieldwork. Most of all, as a young scholar I always felt appreciated by Pete. Indeed, I recall with great gratitude your telling me that, after one of my visits to you all, Pete said that I reminded him of himself as a younger man. No greater compliment....

With much love and thanks

Rick

Dear Linda, please accept my heartfelt condolences for your loss of Prof. Lee Gosling, a very kind-hearted person I always remember. May he rest in peace forever. With best regards. Sununta Siengthai, A.I.T, Thailand.

Dear Linda and Mya,

I recall with deep affection the time I had the privilege of meeting Pete. It was during a dinner you kindly hosted for some of us, your former students. Pete's gentle, attentive manner left a lasting impression on me. He listened intently to our stories, interjecting with his insightful words and warm smiles.

One moment that stands out vividly in my memory is when Pete picked up on a casual joke I made about living a simple life. He sought me out later to share his thoughts, emphasizing the interesting nature of my life. It's rare to encounter someone with such a profound ability to positively impact everyone they meet, and Pete undoubtedly had this gift. His life was a testament to making a positive difference in the lives of others.

The remarkable life he led, and the numerous lives he touched, are a true reflection of his extraordinary character. I have immense respect for this quality and am deeply saddened by your loss.

Please know that you are in my thoughts during this difficult time. Please take care of yourselves.

With heartfelt condolences,

Arif

We send our condolences to Mya, Linda Kelcie, Peter, Betsy, and all extended family

Pete though no longer with us yet abiding within each of us:

We treasure the kindling of his extraordinary gifts offered so generously of insight, deep listening, connection, humor and humility - lighting one's own fire of possibility. Kindling as crackling as the scotch logs which Pete twisted to stoke the Barton Drive fireplace embers during one of the pumpkin carving gatherings of Southeast Asian orbiting friends and my fellow students.

Kit: Pete's work overlapped with my father's in the 1960's through SEADAG meetings and other associations. Our first conversation in Ann Arbor in 1985 wove Thailand, Arthur Rackham, the Gilbert & Sullivan tune "With Catlike Tread" and the woods outside into a seamless fabric of wonder and engagement. His camera was always ready to record moments of these gatherings, especially Mya's exquisite child ones. Ready always was Pete to expand a foregone conclusion and make us all think harder, deeper, leaner.

Many years later, while on a boat trip with Pete, Linda and Mya to the Rakhine Pagodas of Mrauk-U in Myanmar, the engine failed, the boat ran aground. Pete kept everyone posted on details of repair as we sang and talked Burmese history and culture far into the night.

We carry forward with gratitude his spirit and all that he shared with us.

A most generous and hospitable man! Pete would always take lots of photos when Singaporean groups in Ann arbor were invited by him and Prof Linda Lim to their cosy home. The world will miss your kindness, Pete! We will deeply cherish your memories.

Dear Linda,

We remember several times coming to your home and having a wonderful time with you and Pete. Those are the memories we lean into when Brendan told us of the passing of your husband. Take care and many thanks for the best times in Ann Arbor. Blessings always. Peg and Dick Kavaney

Dear Linda. I am so sorry for the loss of Peter, who was clearly a wonderful partner and companion to you in learning and life. It´s with regret that I come to know what an inspiring man he was now after his death. My deep condolences. Christine Ruth, Liverpool, England

Dear Linda and Mya, I remember several decades ago stumbling into the three of you on a busy street in Hanoi late one afternoon and we decided to go to dinner together. Bicycles were still the dominant mode of transport on the streets. I regret that we haven't stay more in touch since then. On reading Pete's obituary I only now realize what a Renaissance man he was. We send our heart-felt condolences. John and Minfong

I had the pleasure of knowing Peter through his daughter Mya, and life was better for having known him. A generous, kind, theatre-loving man, he will be deeply missed.

You have our deepest sympathy and support. We wish you peace and comfort
and courage at this time of loss.
Dr. Gosling officiated our daughter's most lovely wedding in 2014. He is such a warm person and so are his wife and daughter. We decided to celebrate a life well lived by Pete who left only beatiful memories to so many people around him. We will miss him dearly.

My most sincere sympathies on the passing of your father and husband. He sounds as though he was someone I would've loved to have known.

Deepest Condolences to Linda and Mya on the passing of Pete a scholar par excellence who opened the chapter of Asian Studies. We will surely miss him Raja and Margaret

Deepest condolences from oai peng and family.

He is friendly and cheerful.

Linda, my deep condolence to you and Pete's family. Fortunate to have met Peter thru you just after your marriage.
He is kind and learned, learned interesting about Chinese pottery found in Krai. Also enjoyed a few days of peace in the forest cottage which was built by Pete, saw raccoons coming to the window for feeds. Also enjoyed the gamelan orchestra at University of Michigan. May he rest in everlasting peace. Tuan Gee

I am so sorry to have this news about a wonderful man I so much admire, and whose creativity, kindness, and largeness of heart are as legendary as his multifaceted talent for just about everything. Deepest sympathies and love to Linda, his beloved wife and brilliant intellectual companion, and to Mya, his brilliantly creative daughter.

I am so filled with both gratitude and delight that I have the warm and brilliant Mya, their daughter, as my friend, and always in my heart!!!

I first met Pete around 2002. Was instantly a fan. Over the 2 years at Michigan, I must have met him countless times. He was always irreverently funny and a gracious host who loved his wine. I was grateful for the opportunity to see him last year and was glad that he got to meet my family. He lived such an amazing, interesting life filled with adventure and travel. We are deeply sorry that he has left us.

Our deepest condolences to the family.I knew of his work in Malaysia long before I met him and I have wonderful memories of listening to him at dinners in Ann Arbor. It was a deep pleasure to meet him in person.

At the Association for Asian Studies we are greatly saddened by the death of a dear colleague and contributor to AAS and to Asian Studies. He has left the world a wonderful legacy.

My heartfelt condolences to Linda and Mya and all Godling family members on this loss. I have warm memories of being entertained by Peter and Linda in their lovely Barton Hills home ever since we discovered our common Singapore connections. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

As a University of Michigan student, I had classes with both Pete and Linda, and they were among the best teachers I ever met. Quite a bit of what I now know, understand, or find interesting about the world, comes from them.

I once did well on an exam in Pete's class, and felt I had mastered the material-but then he handed out a sheet with ideal, complete answers to all the questions, and I realized that behind what seemed like a gentle, pleasing stream of information in his lectures, there was a virtual Niagara of knowledge.

Even better than classes were visits to their home. Deans, senior professors, visiting dignitaries, or 18 year old newly arrived foreign students-all felt comfortable there, sitting on giant pillows; wandering around the house discovering troves of books, art, artifacts...a Papuan war club sitting in the rack along with the pool cues, Buddhist temple bells hanging from the eaves of Pete's beautiful Swiss chalet-style house; savoring perfect food, Asian and American, exotic or reassuringly familiar.

Pete lived at the center of a charmed world, that his presence made so. He thrived in whatever era he inhabited, but I loved his fabulous tales of the past, the glimpses of his life back in the long-gone post-colonial days of Southeast Asia. It was a rare privilege to know the old Asia hand, Renaissance man, and wonderful person that he was.

It has been decades since I met him for the first time. Remember the many discussions about Asia whenever we got together at Pete and Linda's home. Learned something new every time. Wonderful kind person, intellectual giant. Will never forget him. May he rest in peace. G. Dufey, Emeritus Ross, UoM

Dear Linda, I am sorry I have never had the great pleasure of meeting Pete. I am sure it is my great loss. He has lived an exccellent life of achievements, fulfilment and satisfaction, and the comforts of having a loving family. Human beings can ask for little more. My deepest condolences to you, Mya, and his surviving family for your great loss. KC in Singapore.

Very loving, soft spoken, and caring.
Also well loved by wife, daughter Mya and everyone around him.